Prospective clinical evaluation of Amplicor Mycobacterium tuberculosis PCR test as a screening method in a low-prevalence population

Sensitivity and specificity of PCR for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a blind comparison study among seven laboratories

1994 • 436 citations

Detection ofMycobacterium tuberculosisin Sputum Samples Using a Polymerase Chain Reaction

1991 • 364 citations

Diagnosis of tuberculosis by DNA amplification in clinical practice evaluation

1991 • 309 citations

Rapid diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis by polymerase chain reaction

1991 • 253 citations

Detection and identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by DNA amplification

1990 • 216 citations

Use of polymerase chain reaction for rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis

1992 • 189 citations

Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum by polymerase chain reaction and DNA hybridization

1993 • 183 citations

Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis by using Roche AMPLICOR Mycobacterium tuberculosis PCR test

1995 • 164 citations

Progress toward a simplified polymerase chain reaction and its application to diagnosis of tuberculosis

1993 • 157 citations

Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical samples by two-step polymerase chain reaction and nonisotopic hybridization methods

1993 • 121 citations

Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in respiratory specimens by Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test and Roche Amplicor Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Test

1995 • 108 citations

Quantitative culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from clinical sputum specimens and dilution endpoint of its detection by the Amplicor PCR assay

1995 • 55 citations

Mycobacterial testing in clinical laboratories that participate in the College of American Pathologists' Mycobacteriology E survey: results of a 1993 questionnaire

1995 • 30 citations

Comparison of amplified Q beta replicase and PCR assays for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

1995 • 26 citations

[Efficacy of PCR-microwell plate hybridization method (Amplicor Mycobacterium) for detection of M. tuberculosis, M. avium and/or M. intracellulare in clinical specimens].

1994 • 10 citations